shoot up
verb
shot up; shooting up; shoots up
1
: to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly
cowboys shooting up the town
2
: to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein
: to inject a narcotic into a vein
Examples of shoot up in a Sentence
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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El Pollo Loco’s shares, which have been moving sideways for months, shot up nearly 17% Friday as its results were well above Wall Street’s expectations.
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Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In Pennsylvania, the federation says bankruptcies shot up by 160% in 2025.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Crude prices shot up above $100 on the news of the attacks before falling back a bit.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
With oil prices shooting up, the cost to transport physical goods around the world has already increased and is poised to continue going up the longer the war continues.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In Pennsylvania, the federation says bankruptcies shot up by 160% in 2025.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Crude prices shot up above $100 on the news of the attacks before falling back a bit.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
With oil prices shooting up, the cost to transport physical goods around the world has already increased and is poised to continue going up the longer the war continues.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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